Paneer Tikka is a popular snack known to India and its neighbouring countries. It is often served as an appetiser. Paneer pieces are marinated in spices and grilled to make a perfect snack.
Paneer or cottage cheese is extensively used in Indian cooking . It is used in gravies, sabzies and snacks. Paneer Tikka is a popular North Indian snack, often served as an appetiser. These tasty bits are ideal to binge on a holiday or at a party. It is made by marinating the cottage cheese in a blend of spices along with a few veggies and grilled or roasted.. This post is also a part of blog hop with the theme “appetisers”
paneer tikka
A few other appetisers shared earlier are Vegetable Manchurian, Gobhi Manchurian, Veg Shami Kebab, Hara Bhara Kabab
Paneer Tikka Recipe
Ingredients :
- 200 grams cottage cheese
- 1 onion
- 1 capsicum
- oil for frying
For the marinade :
- 1 cup thick curd or yoghurt
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon amchur powder
- 1 teaspoon chilly powder
- 1 teaspoonn chat masala
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- salt to taste
To Make the Paneer Tikkas :
- Cut cubes of paneer , onion and capsicum.
- The paneer should be kept in boiling water for at least fifteen minutes before using it.
- Mix all the ingredients under the section ” For the marinade”
- Put the pieces into them and marinade them for an hour. Keep it covered in the refrigerator.
- Take a skewer, pass on a capsicum, onion and paneer piece on it. Repeat with a couple more.
- Take another skewer and put the in the same order.
- Heat a skillet. Roast them with a little oil. After a minute, change thee direction of the skewers. they should be well cooked.
- Serve them hot.
Take a tip :
- Tomato slices may be used along with other vegetables.
- To make ginger garlic paste, I have used an inch of ginger and eight cloves of garlic.
About the event:
This is an old post which I have edited with better pictures. With time, there is a change in the way we write and our pictures are better. Sending this to Foodies_Redoing Old Post 75, a fortnightly event. I have missed a few in between but joined back again.
Paneer Tikka
Ingredients
- 200 grams paneer or cottage cheese cubes
- 1 onion
- 1 capsicum
- oil for frying
For marinade
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon amchur powder
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- salt to taste
- 1 cup curd
Instructions
- Cut the onion and capsicum into cubes. Remove the paneer cubes and put them in hot water for fifteen minutes.
- Mix all ingredients under the section "For marinade"
- Put the veggies and paneer in the marinade mixture for an hour, preferably keep them in the refrigerator.
- Deep fry them in oil.
- Paneer Tikka is ready to serve.
The other appetisers can be read below. Do not miss them
Piyali’s Rajma pops withTzatziki dip
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Longing to make this soon ..delicious
I am drooling J.. superb appetizer!!
looks amazing! I’m sure it tastes amazing too! very tempted 🙂
Thankyou dear Anu
Delicious appetizer..Very tempting dear:)
Many thanks ..cheers Padma
Looks delicious, jayashree! This one of my fav appetizer for vegetarian parties! Yumm!
Many thanks Savita
Tikka looks so perfect and yummy.
Thanks a lot Neela and glad to have you here.
Super tempting, love paneer tikka so much. Can have it almost every day. I like to cook mine under the grill or on a tawa with little oil.
My absolute favourite is definitely paneer tikka! Love the marinade you have made I will be adding to our tikka this weekend.
everyone’s fav paneer tikka make so well ! the skewered tikks looks fab!
Paneer tikka looks absolutely mouthwatering. A perfect appetizer. Loved your detailed recipe.
Jayshree these paneer tikkas look yummilicious.. My family loves paneer in any form and is made atleast 3 times a month if not more.
Paneer tikka looks finger-licking good jayashree ! we are big paneer lovers at home, my boys would go bonkers for these delish tikkas!! Love your skewer sticks too!
Wow, this Paneer tikka is perfect. I love how simple the recipe is to get together and I can even meal prep.
we love various versions of paneer tikka and this is making me drool already although I have just had breakfast !